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Psychiatric Emergencies | June 6th 2023

Date of Presentation: June 6, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medical Services  

Keywords: #988  #anxiety  #bipolar  #depression  #ems  #psych  

Psychiatric emergencies can include suicidal and homicidal behavior, psychosis, agitation, anxiety, substance use disorders, depression, mania, and a host of related and overlapping medical problems, such as delirium and dementia. In this presentation Dr. Petter Overton-Harris discusses these psych emergencies and how to respond to them in the field.

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Dr. Petter Overton-Harris

Dr. Petter Overton-Harris, DO, is a fellow physician in EMS Fellowship at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He grew up in Oregon originally and did his residency in Minneapolis. He now practices and lives in New Mexico. His main areas of interest are global, austere prehospital medicine.

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Date added: June 6, 2023